Food & Drink
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Greek Christmas food traditions: Christopsomo
Christopsomo means ‘Christ’s Bread’. Made a few days before Christmas, the sacred tradition dates back hundreds of years. Legend says that preparing this bread as a Christmas treat is linked …
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Greek Australians make the best tsipouro in the world
When four years ago, Anastasios (Tom) Christopoulos announced to his wife Anna and his three children his plan to produce his own tsipouro, in Australia, never in his wildest …
The story behind kourabiedes
The myth tells us that during the Ottoman rule all kourabiedes had to be made into the crescent shape and therefore 250 years later that shape still predominates. In Turkish …
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Ellenie Vasilopoulos shares her yiayia’s samali recipe
I always remember visiting my yiayia Eleni’s house in my childhood and she would always have a selection of traditional Greek cakes which she would have made the night before …
Choice of hampers that will send you on a gourmet journey to Hellas
“Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes” is a Latin phrase that means “Beware of Greeks bearing gifts” The words, from Virgil’s epic The Aeneid, that were uttered by a Trojan, but would …
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PRONIA to publish the first ever cookbook exclusively from 1st generation Greeks in Melbourne
PRONIA invites Greeks from Melbourne’s western region to participate in its new project, a unique collection that highlights the traditional recipes passed on by first generation Greeks. This new cookbook, …
Take outs from Hotel Grande Bretagne anyone?
There is no need to dress up to enjoy a meal at one of Athens’s landmark hotels. The historic Hotel Grande Bretagne on Syntagma Square, may well be borrowing from …
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Janna Trifon shares her mother’s spanakopita recipe
My mother’s Spanakopita is like no other. It’s more than just the mouthwatering taste and soft, yet crunchy texture. It is a traditional ‘village style’ recipe that lights up our …
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Builder-cum-restaurateur Harry Tsoukalas finds a new lease of life from offerings of the ancients
If Socrates and any of the ancients were around today, they would feel at home with the offerings of the Hippocrates Healthy Eatery in Randwick, Sydney. That would because the …
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Greek yoghurt: tradition exported
With more and more people becoming conscious of their eating habits, Greek yoghurt – an essential part of the Greek diet – has become a common choice for those looking …